Margaret Fiennes, 11th was a suo jure peeress having been created by King James I of England in 1604.
Background
She was the daughter of Thomas Fiennes, 9th Baron Dacre who was executed for murder in the year of her birth. Margaret was born in 1541, the youngest child and only daughter of Thomas Fiennes, 9th Baron Dacre and Mary Neville. In the year of her birth, her father was hanged for the murder of a gamekeeper by the order of King Henry VIII, and his lands and title were forfeited to the crown.
Career
His title and lands had been forfeited to the crown. Baroness Margaret"s husband was Sampson Lennard Member of Parliament. She was also known as of the South. The title of Baron Dacre had been restored to Margaret"s brother Gregory by Queen Elizabeth I shortly after her ascension to the throne.
However upon his death in 1594, it had once again lapsed in abeyance.
On 8 December 1604, King James I created her suo jure, and she held this title until her death on 16 March 1612. Between 1595 and 1600 her portrait was painted by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger.
A character loosely based on Lady Dacre can be found in the 1993 novella Candlemass Road by George MacDonald Fraser.
Membership
He was a Member of Parliament for various constituencies, and from 1590 to 1591, he held the post of High Sheriff of Kent.